he sends me 300 dollars a month for his upkeepHe sent a basket of fruit and a cardMore than half a million sheep are sent from Britain to Europe for slaughter every yearI sent over a hundred Christmas cards last yearI promised I would send her the moneyI sent an email to her last ThursdayBritain is to send aid to the earthquake victims in Iran

he sent word that he wished to discuss peaceavisó or mandó (a) decir que quería hablar de hacer las paces; (LAm)

they sent word to warn me of his arrivalMme Morisot sent word of her imminent arrival

these things are sent to try usesto es que Dios or el Señor nos pone a prueba

2(cause to go)[+person]mandar;[+troops]mandar;enviar

the doctor sent me to a specialistI gave him a smack and sent him to his roomI suggested that he rest and sent him for an X-raytheir decision to send troops to the regionto send sb [to] do sth

they sent him here to helplo mandaron para que nos ayudara;lo mandaron a ayudarnos;to send a child to bed/to schoolmandar a un niño a la cama/a la escuela

he sends his children to a private schoolmy parents sent me to the local primary schoolwhen I was about six my parents sent me to church school three days a week

to send sb for sth: I sent her for some breadla mandé a comprar pan or a por pan; (Esp)they sent me for an X-rayme mandaron a hacerme una radiografía;to send sb homemandar a algn a casa;(from abroad)repatriar a algn

to send sb to [hospital]I thought I had arthritis and went to see my GP who sent me to hospital for blood tests

to send sb to prisonmandar a algn a la cárcel;he was sent to prison for seven yearsfue condenado a siete años de cárcel

The courts are now sending fewer offenders to prisonyou can be sent to prison for thatto send sb to [university]His parents couldn't afford to send him to university

to send sb to Coventryhacer el vacío a algn

to send sb packingmandar a algn a freír espárragos (informal)

I decided I wanted to live on my own and sent him packing

3(convey)[+signal]enviar;mandar

The transmitters will send a signal automatically to a local stationIn 1959, the Soviet moon probe Luna II sent back the first pictures of the dark side of the moonMarconi succeeded in sending a signal across the Atlantic

4(propel)

he sent the ball into the back of the netlanzó or mandó el balón al fondo de la red;the blow sent him sprawlingel golpe lo tumbó;it has sent prices through the roofha hecho que los precios se pongan por las nubes or se disparen

The explosion sent shrapnel flying through the airKlinsmann sent the ball hurtling into the back of the net

to send sth/sb flyingmandar algo/a algn volando por los aires

the force of the blast sent him flyinghe sent everything flyingShe kicked at a rug and sent it flying across the roomhe crashed onto the table sending the glasses flyingHe was sent flying into the air and landed 20ft awayLawson ran to him and she too was punched and sent flyingto send a [shiver] down up sb's spineIt sends a shiver down your spine to think that we were happily playing our game while this poor woman was being murdered nearbyThe art collections are awe-inspiring, particularly the Van Gogh Museum. It sent a shiver up my spine standing so close to "The Sunflowers"

their music sent the fans wildsu música volvía locos a los fans;my attempt sent him into fits of laughterle entró un ataque de risa al ver cómo lo intentaba;the rain sent us indoorsla lluvia nos obligó a meternos en casa;the sight sent her running to her motherlo que vio la hizo ir corriendo a su madre

she sent to say that ...mandó or envió un recado diciendo que ...;mandó (a) decir que ...; (LAm)we shall have to send to France for reinforcementstendremos que pedir or mandar a pedir refuerzos a Francia; (LAm)

it is a shame to send to France for soldiers when we have so many men idle at home

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